Army of Juan, "Late Night Dining" I wonder how many ska-punk bands put out one record in 1997 and were never heard from again? I'm sure there have been comparable fads in music, but it's hard for me to think of something quite comparable in...
Public Enemy, "Cold Lampin' With Flavor" The Flavor Flav joint on It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back is the scar that sets off the perfection of the rest of the album perfectly. As a little goof, it's fine, but it's a...
Danny Brown, "Greatest Rapper Ever" I love the hubris in naming the first track on your debut album "Greatest Rapper Ever". It's a little like the now forgotten Cinder Block naming their first LP Greatest Hits, something I think about a lot even though I'm...
Belle and Sebastian, "The Stars of Track and Field" The opening to my favorite Belle and Sebastian record, and therefore one of my favorite records period. We listen to a lot of really rancid shit around here, all grind this and noise that, and broadly...
John Coltrane, "Naima" I often feel inadequate on this blog. My words are woefully insufficient to describe so many of the beautiful songs we get on here. Writing about music is hard, even for somebody good at it. Writing about it for an idiot like...
